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How to Build an Eco-Friendly Home

The Environmental Blog

Here are some landscaping ideas you may consider when building an eco-friendly home: Take Advantage Of Organic Mulch. Bark, pine needles, wood chips, leaves, and other organic mulch offer various benefits. As organic mulch breaks down, it adds more nutrients to the soil. Install A Cool Roof.

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How to Build and Retrofit a Sustainable Home

Green Business Bureau

Hemp Building Associatoin and the National Hemp Association, is a full service hemp building material installer whose services include project consulting (over the phone or virtual), supply chain and delivery logistics, installation for new builds and retrofits, and project management for an organized and efficient building process.

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A defence of geoengineering

Business Green

Historically, the proposed examples have been pretty far out - including some in the literal sense, such as the mirrored "space shade" originally proposed back in 1989 that would deflect the sun's rays - like the white, cool roof concept used for buildings only on steroids and in orbit. Intriguing? Yes, but not immediately feasible.

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Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide: Building Energy Efficiency

EDF + Business

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New Data Dashboard Helps Cities Build Urban Resilience in a Changing Climate

The City Fix

Climate change is impacting cities and their residents in many profound ways, from poor air quality to flooding to biodiversity loss and extreme heat. Now, with the help of a new tool, select cities can access localized, integrated data to.

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A geometric double roof promotes natural cooling at this Tropical Chalet

AGreenLiving

A strong presence of wood, textured concrete and rough brick highlight the organic nature of the concept.” “But also, their minimal and natural aesthetic, once again blending with the surrounding landscape.

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10 European firms every sustainability professional should know

Business Green

It then invests the capital raised into innovative climate projects, such as Cool Roof France (reflective building cladding, $540,000 invested) and Beyond the Sea (kite-pulled ships, $1.1m The French nonprofit sells shares in itself and allows companies (as well as individuals) to become limited partners. That's an area 1.65